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Kanye's Kraziest Quotes

He's not cocky, he's a 'creative genius'

"The voices in my head told me 'Go up,' and then I just walked up halfway up the stage. And what I really wanted to do is just joke around with what had happened before, but I just didn't want to take away from Beck's moment or the time he had to talk." - Interview with Ryan Seacrest, 2015

"Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed. I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph. I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life." - Kanye West to "Reuters," 2009

"One of the problems with being a bubbling source of creativity - it's like I'm bubbling in a laboratory, and if you don't put a cap on it, at one point it will, like, break the glass. If I can hone that... then I have, like, nuclear power, like a superhero, like Cyclops when he puts his glasses on." - To "Details" Magazine, 2009

"I'm totally weird, and I'm totally honest, and I'm totally inappropriate sometimes. And the thing is, for me to say I wasn't a genius, I would just be lying to you and to myself." - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," 2013

"I am undoubtedly, you know, Steve of Internet, downtown, fashion, culture. Period. By a long jump. I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, itâs like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z." - New York Times Interview, 2013

"I have superstitions that if my outfit isn't that good, the show is not gonna be as pleasant to watch. Serious philosophies like that is what separates me from other artists." - Abbey Road Sessions Interview, 2009

"For me, I'm a creative genius, and there's no other way to word it. I know you're not supposed to say that about yourself, and I say things the wrong way a lot of times. But my intention is always positive." - Jimmy Kimmel, 2013